HHEX

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HHEX
Gene ontology
Molecular function
Cellular component
Biological process
Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Ensembl
UniProt
RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_002729

NM_008245

RefSeq (protein)

NP_002720

NP_032271

Location (UCSC)Chr 10: 92.69 – 92.7 MbChr 19: 37.42 – 37.43 Mb
PubMed search[3][4]
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Hematopoietically-expressed homeobox protein HHEX is a protein that in humans is encoded by the HHEX gene and also known as Proline Rich Homeodomain protein PRH.[5][6][7]

This gene encodes a member of the

hematopoietic differentiation but the expression of this protein is not limited to hematopoietic cells.[7]

Function

The HHEX transcription factor acts as a activator of transcription in some instances and a repressor of transcription others.[8][9] It interacts with a number of other signaling molecules to play an important role in the development of multiple organs, such as the liver, thyroid and forebrain.[10] HHEX serves to repress VEGFA, another protein which is important in endothelial cell development.[11] SCL, a significant transcription factor for blood and endothelial cell differentiation, is shown to interact with HHEX to promote the correct development of the hematopoiesis process.[12] HHEX appears to work together with another molecule, β-catenin, for the development of the anterior organizer.[13] It also contributes to developmental remodeling and stabilization of endothelial cells in an unborn organism.[11] The importance of this transcription factor is illustrated by the inability of HHEX knockout mice embryos to survive gestation. Without the expression of HHEX, these mice embryos die in utero between Day 13 and Day 16.[11] HHEX knockout mice display a range of abnormalities including forebrain abnormalities in various levels of severity, as well as a number of other defects including heart, vasculature, liver, monocyte, and thyroid abnormalities.[10][11] The HHEX protein is important in a variety of cancers and it can act as an tumour suppressor protein or as an oncoprotein depending on the cancer type.

Interactions

HHEX has been shown to

References

  1. ^ a b c GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000152804Ensembl, May 2017
  2. ^ a b c GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000024986Ensembl, May 2017
  3. ^ "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  4. ^ "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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  7. ^ a b "Entrez Gene: HHEX hematopoietically expressed homeobox".
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